We had a plumber discover the toilet was leaking under the house and that we needed to have it fixed before it cause floor damage. Well today was the day we decided to tackle the job.
When I pulled the toilet the wax ring was never compresses by the toilet when I set it back in 2019 when the tile floor was done. Water was leaking past the sealing ring and setting above the tile then dripping thru the floor.
The flange is below the tile making the wax ring too thin to seal to the underside of the toilet.
This is the bottom of the toilet after it was cleaned up.
I took a thicker wax ring and put a half thick second ring molded on tip of the first ring. After seating the toilet back onto the floor i had to grout back around the toilet. Best part is the job is complete and should last for several more years with no leaks.
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